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James Gaffney was once allowed to buy a case of beer after an announcement that there was an excess supply. Each sailor...

Harry Lockhead knew he would leave Maui bound for the invasion of Japan. Fort Pierce, Florida was set up for UDT [...

Artmon Arceneaux worked in construction in Oklahoma for 15 years after his military discharge. He repaired and painted...

John Caraway's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Bridge (AF-1)] was anchored in the harbor at Okinawa when he heard about the...

In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

George Peto has kept numerous photographs and documents from and regarding the war and shared them with interviewer....

Fernando Serna was liberated from a prisoner of war camp after the war. He was treated by doctors and nurses following...

Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...

In this segment, Jones remembers that while they didn’t know specifics about the atomic bomb, they knew something was...

The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...

After the battle of Okinawa, Arnold Addison stayed on the island until the war was over. A few weeks after the war's...

James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...

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